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• Jim Carrey and the Politics of Astigmatic Hypocrisy

  
  Gene's Blog — Authority: 475
  Actor Jim Carrey is not unlike any number of his comrades and comradettes in Hollywood: He operates under the delusion that stardom confers wisdom and that wealth bestows insight. And Carrey, like George Clooney and Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon, is flush with celebrity wisdom and insight when it comes to political ...
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• How Could I Have Taken this long to Link to ASK A CHOLA!

  
  Tex[t]-Mex — Authority: 478
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• The Big Read- accepting applications for grants ranging from $2, 500 to $20,000

  
  The Brainpan — Authority: 141
         The Big Read is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations to conduct month-long, community-wide reads between September 2010 and June 2011.   The Big Read is a national program designed to revitalize the role of literature in American culture. Organizations selected to participate in The Big ...
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• How tenacious is your God?

  
  DogWalkBlog — Authority: 424
  This post may lay bare some deep dark things, so you may think twice about reading it. I am probably risking excommunication by even writing this blog. I’ll risk it. Anyone who thinks the Stupak Amendment to the Health Care Bill HR 3962 has nothing to do with overturning Roe v. Wade fundamentally does not ...
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• Veterans Day, 2009

  
  Gene's Blog — Authority: 475
  Once again, we honor today those brave millions who have served and fought for our country over its history.  Without them, we would not have a history. We especially pay tribute to those now fighting in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.  May they all come home healthy. Remember to fly our flag!  I ...
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• Sweeping the clowns away

  
  The Reaction — Authority: 591
  By Carl Kermit the Frog. Bert & Ernie. Big Bird. Grover. Elmo. I mention those names, and what image appears in your head? Soft, fuzzy puppets, the Muppets, who teach pre-schoolers and elementary schoolchildren, some of whom cannot afford books and cant get to the (now shut) libraries of the inner cities ...
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• the way we are and were

  
  The Sirens Chronicles — Authority: 427
  ever wonder what happened to that old high school chum? or a college sweetheart who broke your heart? well, it’s one stop shopping at facebook. with a click of the mouse and a few keystrokes, you may be able to ‘friend’ that person online. of course, you should probably be careful what you wish for because ...
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• Terrible Terror, Terrible Terrorist: Part Two

  
  Gene's Blog — Authority: 475
  Amid new allegations that the Obama administration is withholding “critical information” concerning the murders at Fort Hood, ranking Republican Pete Hoekstra is demanding the CIA and the FBI release full details on what he calls “a terrorism attack” at our military facility in Texas. Why a congressman ...
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• Fort Hood Shooting: Psychiatrist-Shooter A Domestic Terrorist

  
  Furious Seasons — Authority: 537
  Ill just take a deep breath here because I wasnt far wrong when I opined yesterday that this story was bound to get uglier: the alleged shooter at Fort Hood, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan, is a terrorist, domestic terrorist even. The AP reports : "The officials also say Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan communicated 10 to 20 times ...
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• Inter-Tribal Student Council hosts ‘Native Celebration’

  
  Daily Titan — Authority: 600
  By Jamie Iglesias Daily Titan Staff Writer The Inter-Tribal Student Council held “Native Celebration” at Cal State Fullerton’s central Quad, and brought a taste of Native American culture to campus on Thursday. Students who attended the event were attracted to the dancing and the fry bread that was on sale.  ...
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• Ribbons, Bracelets, and Disease

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
    A recent trip to a breast health clinic for my yearly mammogram made me think about the different subcultures of healthcare in the U.S. My mammogram experience was perhaps the best medical encounter I have ever had. The staff, professional women dressed in pink scrubs, were kind, patient and thoughtful--they ...
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• Terrible Terror, Terrible Terrorist: Part One

  
  Gene's Blog — Authority: 475
  Though it was in full swing prior to 9/11/2001, few Americans paid much attention to the reality of terroristic activity around the globe.  In the intervening 8 years, after a flurry of outrage and alarm, and two ongoing wars, many of us–too many of us–have retreated into a comfortable cocoon of ...
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• Islam, Fort Hood, and Truth

  
  The Reformed Pastor — Authority: 423
  Logan Laituri of Centurion’s Guild , in a blog post at Sojourners , asks the question, “Will violence have the last word at Fort Hood?” He’s worried that “malice and rage” and “unforgiving wrath” will be directed at mass murderer Major Nidal Malik Hasan, as well as about the possibility of capital ...
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• The Courage to Quit: U.S. out of Afghanistan

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  In my last post, I cited the example of a guy playing high school football in Texas who broke his arm early in the game, but continued playing until his arm was so swollen that his forearm pads had to be cut away at half time. For me, this was an unequivocal example of someone whose common sense was clearly ...
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• News You May Have Missed, or Wanted To

  
  Gene's Blog — Authority: 475
  Rev. Al’s (Ex-)Wife and Daughter Arrested!  It’s true, the Very Reverend Blowhard Al Sharpton’s   former blushing bride, Kathy Jordan, 53, and their daughter, Dominique, 23, were arrested after running a red light in Harlem. The NYPD doesn’t customarily incarcerate red-light violators, especially in ...
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• Fort Hood Shooting: Psychiatrist Calls Psychiatrist-Shooter "Terrorist"

  
  Furious Seasons — Authority: 537
  And that psychiatrist is none other than Peter Breggin writing on the Huffington Post. "Before I begin to look at his role as a psychiatrist, I want to confirm that Major Nidal Malik Hasan was driven by religious ideology. For years he openly claimed that the War on Terror is a war on Muslims. He announced on the ...
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• Orlando Shooter Shouldnt Have Had A Gun

  
  Furious Seasons — Authority: 537
  News is out that the alleged shooter in Fridays tragedy in Orlando, Florida has a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Jason Rodriguez allegedly killed one man and wounded five others when he shot up the offices of his former employer. The man who died was 26 years old and had a young child. Lovely. I feel for all the ...
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• In Which I Coin The Term "Nemeroffian"

  
  Furious Seasons — Authority: 537
  I got to thinking over the weekend that the well-known conflicts of interest and dubious science of Charles Nemeroff--late of Emory University, soon of the University of Miami--deserve their own adjective, one that could be used to describe others in academic psychiatry who transgress similarly in the future. And so I ...
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• Kentucky Fried Chicken in France

  
  Jennie en France — Authority: 120
  It’s Sunday and we have no food in the apartment because it’s Sunday and no stores are open. Ok, some stores are open in the morning on Sundays, but they are so crowded that I hyperventilate just thinking about it. A KFC opened in Chambéry a few months ago and I was actually curious to see what it would be like ...
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• All Is Rotten in the District of Columbia

  
  Gene's Blog — Authority: 475
  Nancy Pelosi’s “historic moment” came and went when the United States House of Representatives last night passed its version of Obamacare. In a 220-115 vote with 218 needed to pass the bill, late on Saturday night, as gutless, intimidated Blue State Democrats sat on their hands waiting to see how the tally ...
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